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Outdoor photo at a red-earth site under a striped purple, pink and green canopy. In the foreground a shirtless bald man in a white dhoti with tilak marks on his chest and arms bends to place a grey stone into a freshly dug mound of reddish soil. Behind him a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands watching, and a man in a blue checked shirt and another in a pink shirt with glasses observe. Under the canopy, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing face a figure in orange robes seated on a red-cushioned seat. Trees and open field fill the background.

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February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor ritual at a mound of red earth decorated with marigold and rose petals, garlands of green leaves and white and red flowers, and a small stone upright at its centre. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti pours liquid from a clay vessel onto the mound while a man in a white dhoti and shirt bends over it. Under a striped canopy behind, a large crowd, mostly women in sarees, sits on mats, with a camera operator and onlookers in checked and striped shirts standing at the sides.2017-02-03Outdoor ritual at a red-earth site under a striped canopy on bamboo poles. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti kneels and pours white grain or salt from a bowl onto a mound of red soil decorated with yellow and orange flowers, marigold garlands and a small upright stone. Two men in checked and striped shirts stand beside, one holding a white cloth. Behind, seated devotees in white and red saris and dhotis face the mound, and a cameraman in a white shirt and dhoti films. No clear deity or a person identification is visible in the image.2017-02-03Outdoor photo on a dry, reddish-brown earth site under a pale sky. Several men in lungis and shirts bend over a mound of soil, digging and shovelling, while a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the edge holding a small brass vessel. A cluster of onlookers in shirts, a woman in a maroon saree and children stand or sit nearby. A clay pot, a pink plastic bucket, a green bundle of leaves and a striped canopy frame the scene; a tripod and parked vehicles appear in the background.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03A dusty outdoor site beside a red-earth excavation, where a man in a white shirt and checked lungi crouches at the edge of a pit and digs with his hands. A pale powdery substance or water is visible inside the hole. Around him, about a dozen men stand in a loose crowd; two older men in white dhotis with orange-and-gold borders and red-bead necklaces stand near the centre, and others wear white shirts, yellow shirts and checked lungis. A man in a pink shirt with a black wristwatch stands at the right edge in the foreground. Scattered flower petals lie on the soil and a metal-framed shade structure and parked vehicles appear in the background.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03A man in a white shirt and checked lungi digs with a long-handled spade at a red earth pit, as steam or dust rises from the hole. Behind him a crowd of men stands watching at a dirt site with a metal frame structure and parked cars. Two elderly men in white dhotis wear rudraksha malas and orange-red garlands at the centre of the group. Others wear white shirts, yellow shirts and light blue shirts. Petals are scattered on the ground. In the right foreground a man in a pink shirt with a wristwatch is partly visible from behind.2017-02-03October 24 20062006-10-24